Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing payment to a person (details supplied) under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9135/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The person named established a Registered Farm Partnership in 2015. He also submitted Transfer of Entitlements Allocation Right and Reference Value, Private Contract Clause and Review of Entitlements applications to my Department. These applications have been fully processed and payment under the Basic Payment Scheme issued to the person named on 4^thFebruary 2016, 18^thApril 2016 and 26^thApril 2016. The person named also submitted applications under the ‘young farmer’ category of the 2015 National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme to my Department. The 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application was submitted using the Registered Farm Partnership number shown while the applications to the National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme were submitted using the herd number shown. My Department has aligned the applications submitted separately under the herd number and the Partnership number. These applications have now been finalised and payment will issue shortly.